Hardware & Security
2022 : A VINTAGE YEAR
Hardware manufacturer , VBH , has issued a review of 2022 , advising that the year was a great success for the company . The update reads : “ We are pleased to advise that 2022 was an excellent year for VBH , building on the successes of 2021 .”
» “ WE CELEBRATED OUR 40TH YEAR in business with a dinner and dance at Leeds Castle in May . Most of the team made the trip to Kent , including many from our sites in East Kilbride and Wales .
“ We once again co-hosted our customer golf day in the summer with our friends at Deceuninck . The weather was typically good , and we managed to avoid the scorching temperatures that hit the country last summer . All enjoyed a great day of golf and socialising .
“ In terms of product development , we saw a steady stream of new products hit the market , including a brand new slim Omega letterplate for narrow mid-rails , a complete re-design of the standard Omega range , new finishes being added to our greenteQ Suite of matching door and window furniture , and new window and door restrictors , among others . Our design team has been extremely through 2022 , and we will be introducing many very exciting new products in the first few months of 2023 .
“ VBH made our first forays into the world of sports sponsorship in 2022 . As well as providing a full kit for one of Clyde FC ’ s community teams , we also sponsored Gillingham FC ’ s match against Sheffield Wednesday , and had greenteQ Q-Smart branding on the Vauxhall Astras throughout the 2022 British Touring Car Championship . Alas , our input did not open the door to a race win !
“ 2022 was a year of internal promotions , with many members of the team progressing to new positions of greater responsibility within the company . These include Louise Eagle and Hayley Martin from our Gillingham-based Customer Service and Marketing teams , and Pamela Paterson , who became Operations Manager of VBH East Kilbride . Rob Norman was promoted to Business Development Director , and now heads up new product development at VBH . In addition to internal promotions , we expanded our team across all departments in 2022 , and now employ over 70 people in the UK .
“ Towards the end of the year , we were proud to be judged Large Business of the Year at the Medway Business Awards , and were voted Hardware Company of the Year in the National Fenestration Awards .
“ Our product range and the efforts of our expanded team helped VBH to another record year for sales in 2022 , despite the well-documented issues that businesses and individuals are facing in these uncertain times .
“ Despite these challenges , our On Time in Full delivery score remained in the 96 – 98 % bracket for the full year , thanks to our purchasing and logistics strategies .
“ We continue to self-criticise , and evolve accordingly , to ensure that our service levels remain high through 2023 and beyond .
“ With the new products and initiatives due to be launched in the coming months , coupled with evolving service practices , we are certain that we will build on this success in 2023 , and will continue to offer top levels of service to VBH customers , existing and new .”
www . vbhgb . com
62 MARCH 2023 CLEARVIEW-UK . COM